Basic Repairs and Alterations Project for the Central Heating Plant in Washington, D.C., Was Not Effectively Managed

Submitting OIG:

General Services Administration OIG

Date Issued:

Friday, August 9, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

General Services Administration

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

A230043PRR24006

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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A230043-Final-Report.pdf	1.23 MB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
We recommend that the PBS NCR Regional Commissioner improve management oversight to ensure that PBS NCR contracting officers and contracting officer’s representatives: maintain complete contract files; verify that contractor and subcontractor employees are paid in accordance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements; enforce contractor compliance with subcontracting limitations required for sole-source 8(a) program contracts; and, enforce security requirements for contractor employees.
2	Open	Yes
We recommend that the PBS NCR Regional Commissioner train PBS NCR contracting officers and contracting officer’s representatives on their duties and responsibilities with respect to: maintaining complete contract files; verifying that contractor and subcontractor employees are paid in accordance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements; enforcing contractor compliance with subcontracting limitations required for sole-source 8(a) program contracts; and, enforcing security requirements for contract employees.
3	Open	Yes
We recommend that the PBS NCR Regional Commissioner establish processes or procedures to ensure contractor information changes are communicated to the contracting officer for timely FPDS-NG updates.
4	Open	Yes
We recommend that the PBS NCR Regional Commissioner conduct a review of PBS NCR’s current basic repairs and alterations contracts to ensure that: contract files are complete; contractor and subcontractor employees are paid in accordance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements; contractors are complying with limitations on subcontracting for sole-source 8(a) program contracts; contractor employees have the required security clearances; and, FPDS-NG contains current, complete, and accurate information.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

We recommend that the PBS NCR Regional Commissioner improve management oversight to ensure that PBS NCR contracting officers and contracting officer’s representatives: maintain complete contract files; verify that contractor and subcontractor employees are paid in accordance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements; enforce contractor compliance with subcontracting limitations required for sole-source 8(a) program contracts; and, enforce security requirements for contractor employees.

Open

Yes

We recommend that the PBS NCR Regional Commissioner train PBS NCR contracting officers and contracting officer’s representatives on their duties and responsibilities with respect to: maintaining complete contract files; verifying that contractor and subcontractor employees are paid in accordance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements; enforcing contractor compliance with subcontracting limitations required for sole-source 8(a) program contracts; and, enforcing security requirements for contract employees.

Open

Yes